''Auriculella'' is a

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of air-breathing tropical

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pulmonate Pulmonata or pulmonates is an informal group (previously an order, and before that, a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group inclu ...

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s in the family

Achatinellidae Achatinellidae is a family of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea. Taxonomy It was previously the only family in the superfamily Achatinelloidea (according to the tax ...

. They are

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Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...

(United States) and several species are

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. They are

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(egg laying) and

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. Among achatinellid snails, they are unique in the fact that they are not restricted to living on plants endemic to the Hawaiian islands. They have been known to relatively thrive on non-native plants such as ginger and

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. ''Auriculella'' is the type genus of the subfamily Auriculellinae.

Species

Species within the genus ''Auriculella'' include: * ''

Auriculella auricula ''Auriculella'' is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. They are endemic to Hawaii (United States) and several species are extinct. They are oviparous (egg laying) a ...

'' * '' Auriculella ambusta'' * ''

Auriculella brunnea ''Auriculella'' is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. They are endemic to Hawaii (United States) and several species are extinct. They are oviparous (egg laying) a ...

'' * '' Auriculella castanea'' * ''

Auriculella canalifera ''Auriculella'' is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. They are endemic to Hawaii (United States) and several species are extinct. They are oviparous (egg laying) a ...

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Auriculella cerea ''Auriculella'' is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. They are endemic to Hawaii (United States) and several species are extinct. They are oviparous (egg laying) a ...

'' * ''

Auriculella crassula ''Auriculella crassula'' is a species of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of th ...

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Auriculella diaphana ''Auriculella'' is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. They are endemic to Hawaii (United States) and several species are extinct. They are oviparous (egg laying) a ...

'' *†''

Auriculella expansa ''Auriculella expansa'' was a species of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks. This species was endemic to the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S. ...

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Auriculella gagneorum ''Auriculella'' is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. They are endemic to Hawaii (United States) and several species are extinct. They are oviparous (egg laying) a ...

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Auriculella perpeusilla ''Auriculella'' is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. They are endemic to Hawaii (United States) and several species are extinct. They are oviparous (egg laying) a ...

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Auriculella flavida ''Auriculella'' is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. They are endemic to Hawaii (United States) and several species are extinct. They are oviparous (egg laying) a ...

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Auriculella malleata ''Auriculella malleata'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod Mollusc, mollusks. This species is Endemism, endemic to the United States (Hawaii). References External links

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Auriculella minuta ''Auriculella'' is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. They are endemic to Hawaii (United States) and several species are extinct. They are oviparous (egg laying) a ...

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Auriculella newcombi ''Auriculella'' is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. They are endemic to Hawaii (United States) and several species are extinct. They are oviparous (egg laying) a ...

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Auriculella perpusilla ''Auriculella perpusilla'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks. This species is endemic to Hawaii. Description ''Auriculella perpusilla'' is incredibly small, most adult shells reaching ...

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Auriculella perversa ''Auriculella'' is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. They are Endemism, endemic to Hawaii (United States) and several species are extinct. The ...

'' * '' Auriculella pulchra'' * ''

Auriculella olivacea ''Auriculella'' is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. They are endemic to Hawaii (United States) and several species are extinct. They are oviparous (egg laying) a ...

'' * '' Auriculella tenella'' * †'' Auriculella uniplicata''

Gallery

Shells

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'' File:Auriculella auricula (10.3897-zookeys.950.50669) Figure 3 (cropped-B).jpg, ''

'' variation File:Auriculella gagneorum (10.3897-zookeys.950.50669) Figure 3 (cropped-K).jpg, ''

'' File:Auriculella minuta (10.3897-zookeys.950.50669) Figure 3 (cropped-C).jpg, ''

'' File:Auriculella minuta (10.3897-zookeys.950.50669) Figure 3 (cropped-D).jpg, ''

'' variation File:Auriculella perpusilla (10.3897-zookeys.950.50669) Figure 3 (cropped-F2).jpg, ''

'' File:Auriculella perpusilla (10.3897-zookeys.950.50669) Figure 3 (cropped-F).jpg, ''

'' variation File:Auriculella perversa (10.3897-zookeys.950.50669) Figure 3 (cropped-G).jpg, ''

'' File:Auriculella tenella (10.3897-zookeys.950.50669) Figure 3 (cropped-I).jpg, '' Auriculella tenella''

Live individuals

File:Auriculella gagneorum (10.3897-zookeys.950.50669) Figure 6 (cropped-C).jpg, ''

'' File:Starr 050713-7148 Freycinetia arborea.jpg, Unidentified species File:Starr 050713-7150 Fraxinus uhdei.jpg, Unidentified species File:Starr 050713-7151 Fraxinus uhdei.jpg, Unidentified species File:Starr 050713-7153 Freycinetia arborea.jpg, Unidentified species File:Starr 050713-7147 Fraxinus uhdei.jpg, Unidentified species File:Starr 050713-7154 Freycinetia arborea.jpg, Unidentified species

References

Achatinellidae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Achatinellidae-stub